Spring is in the air, and the vines are starting to feel like they will soon awaken from their winter hibernation. It’s a beautiful time of year in Mudgee, and we reckon the region is on to a good thing

  When there is a chill in the air and frost on the ground it can only mean one thing…bottling time. With the 2025 reds tucked away in oak to mature we have prepared and recently bottled our whites and

  Winter’s well and truly here, though the ‘warm and dry’ forecast hasn’t quite played out! We had a slow start to frost season, but the last few weeks have certainly made up for it, and we’ve also had some decent

First Ridge continues to lead Mudgee’s Italian wine evolution Mudgee’s First Ridge Wines has unveiled two exciting new vintage wines: the 2024 First Ridge Pinot Grigio ($28) and the 2024 First Ridge ‘Alira’ Prosecco ($32). The 2024 vintage in Mudgee

Must visit cellar doors of mudgee Wine Companion “Dating back to 1858, Mudgee wineries have been creating innovative styles of wine that have become iconic to the region. Otherwise known as Moothi, which is an Aboriginal word meaning ‘Nest in

Fiano continues to make an impression WINEPILOT, Ken Gargett 92 Points “Fiano continues to make an impression – a good one – seemingly wherever it is grown in this country. An Italian variety originally from Campania and Sicily, it just

“Mudgee was a pioneer of Italian varieties and has some of the country’s oldest vines,” says owner and vigneron John Nicholas. “In the 1970s Italian oenologist Carlo Carino established a successful vineyard in the region, producing Australia’s first Nebbiolo, Sangiovese

It’s no secret that Italian wines pair beautifully with Italian food, so we thought you’d enjoy some of these recipes next time you open a bottle of First Ridge.